New staging systems for left-sided colon cancer based on the number of retrieved and metastatic lymph nodes provide a more accurate prognosis

Objectives: We aimed to explore reasonable lymph node classification strategies for left-sided colon cancer (LCC) patients.Methods: 48,425 LCC patients from 2010 to 2015 were identified in the US Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. We proposed an innovative revised nodal (rN) stagi...

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Main Authors: Guiru Jia, Purun Lei, Yanru Zhang, Zongheng Zheng, Jiafeng Fang, Xiaofeng Yang, Hongbo Wei, Tufeng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Pathology and Oncology Research
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Online Access:https://www.por-journal.com/articles/10.3389/pore.2023.1610874/full